Popular Actor Gains Over 100,000 Members On Weverse Just Two Hours After Opening
With tvN‘s Lovely Runner continuing its popularity streak, actor Byun Woo Seok, who plays the role of Ryu Sunjae, has been gaining fans from all over the world. Recently, Weverse posted a coming soon image online, with a blurred photo.
Fans couldn’t contain their excitement as many knew it was Byun Woo Seok just from the blurry photo! Not long after, they announced that he would be joining Weverse!
And just today, his official Weverse community opened with many old and new fans rushing to join! Below is the official welcome message released on the platform.
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— ③ (@wsxhdxhd) May 9, 2024
Hello, I’m Byun Woo Seok. We are finally opening the Weverse community. I’m very excited and happy to share many of my stories. I hope we can communicate a lot with my WOO CHE TONG through Weverse. Let’s meet at Weverse then. See you soon, my WOO CHE TONG!
He also posted various photos and videos to celebrate joining the app!
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— 도 (@Dxxo___) May 9, 2024
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— woowriter (@woowriter) May 9, 2024
And just about two hours after opening his community, netizens were shocked to see he had already garnered over 100,000 members!
He also sent his first message through the DM feature and updated fans on what he was doing!
I’m on my way to work out hehe. I’m on my way to exercise after eating plenty of protein for food. I look forward to everything!
After taking this role, Byun has been riding a career-high by appearing on various shows and even preparing for a fan meeting!
Netizens also admitted to joining the community for Byun Woo Seok, proving his popularity!
- “The ticketing for the fan meeting is going to be rough. Hopefully they rented out a big place.”
- “I’ve joined Weverse for the first time in my life because of him., but I don’t even know what I’m doing now.”
- “I don’t think I’ll be able to secure a spot for the fan meeting. Please hold online streaming too please.”
- “This is my first time paying for the DM feature. Man there’s going to be no seats empty for the fan meeting.”
- “Wow I don’t even know what Weverse is. I haven’t even downloaded it yet.”
- “Sunjae please hold the fan meeting at a big location.”
- “I joined!”
- “I knew he would make it big. He is finally gaining the spotlight after doing continuous roles over the years.”
- “Sunjae has totally become a rising star.”
Meanwhile, fans are already sad that there’s only a few episodes left of the drama. tvN is currently in discussion of holding a special event for Lovely Runner fans. Stay tuned for more updates!
